| | | A.__Registers with the department as a snowmobile rental | | agent and is issued a snowmobile rental agent certificate | | from the commissioner; |
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| | | B.__Obtains a Maine certificate of number for each | | snowmobile being offered for rent or lease in the name of | | the person or business holding that certificate; and |
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| | | C.__Instructs each person who rents or leases a snowmobile | | how to operate the snowmobile, including how to use the | | brake, throttle and kill switch, and provides to that person | | a pamphlet describing proper hand signals. |
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| | | A person who violates this subsection commits a civil violation | | for which a forfeiture of not less than $100 nor more than $500 | | may be adjudged. |
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| | | 2.__Exception; guides.__This section does not apply to a | | person lawfully engaged in guiding activities under section 12853 | | who accompanies others on guided trips that include the use of | | snowmobiles, except that such a person must provide the operators | | of snowmobiles with instructions equivalent to those described in | | subsection 1, paragraph C. |
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| | | 3.__Fee.__The fee for a snowmobile rental agent certificate is | | $25.__The certificate is valid from July 1st to June 30th. |
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| | | Notwithstanding section 10602 and section 13106, subsections | | 14, 15 and 16, snowmobiles operated at a prearranged racing meet | | whose sponsor has obtained a permit to hold such a meet from the | | commissioner are exempt from the provisions of this chapter | | concerning registration, noise, horsepower and lights during the | | time of operation at such meets and at all prerace practices at | | the location of the meet. |
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| | | This chapter applies to the operation of ATVs in the State. |
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| | | §13152.__License and training |
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| | | 1.__License. An operator's license is not required for the | | operation of an ATV, except as required by Title 29-A. |
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